Labor saving refort pad



Aug. 10, 1943.

w. SHAVER LABOR SAVING REPORT PAD Filed Dec. 29, 1941 Mr M m M a Patented Aug. 10, 1943 unit-Ee- STAT-es res em ew es 2',326,57s moon :s ayiNG Rhee-RT he accompany, Tulsa, org-1a.,

Y Delawai'e I y This invention relate to improvements :in report pads 01' books comprising'printed forms,

each set of which is to be filledin w'lthdata or information in duplicate, triplicataor any other number Where carbons are used between .the

sheets of each set of, the forms.

My invent on is particularly useful-where the different sets of the sheetg'oi the pad of forms differ in color, as for example, wherethegfirst sheet is white, the. second pink; and the third canary, and after beingfilled in in triplicate, the

first is to be detached from the pad and sent to one station or party, the second detached and sent to anotherstatio-n orparty, and the third is to. be left in the pad by the person WhO'fiIlS in sheets of which but one o'f'each' set have been perforated near one end or:one side, the one unperforated sheet of each set to remain per-manently in the pad and theperforated sheets are to be torn out at the perforations afterthe'data shall have been filled in the set. To form the pad, the required number of sheets of each color, and then the sheets of each'co'lor, other than the ones that are to remain permanently in the-pad, are perforated near one end or, hear'oneside. The sheets at the line (if-perforation and it is neces- SELTY to separate h m byi'anning them out, which is usually done-by knockingthem againsta'table' i any Oth@1,s01id object. The step of fanning to unseal the perforated .sh'eetsis necessary because otherwise as the operator is collating the several sheets into sets'for the pad, those that have been perforated will? adhere to one another and this materially delays him in his work. After he sets are stacked in therequired numher, the stack isplacedbetween=the back coveii and the front cover of the pad-andis jogged to the end or side opposite the binding end or side in order to register one sheet with another. On

L- of the sure at the perforations, considerabie c is required to jog them in a manner that will properly register them, one sheetivith another.

' Furthermore, after the pad is made and'a set of the sheets therein are filled in with the data rinted matter is first imposed upon the,

ercrations have 'a tendency to seal the in rea-t deal ;of the .labhr othergobj e'c'ts in, view' which w 11 :appearfas "the or information, thenin tearing out-thesheet or sent to "another: sta'tion *or he description proceeds, the "invention consistsih, the-novel features hereinafter"descrihectin de-I taiL; illustrated in the 'iaccomp'an yihg dram and -more particularly pointed but the a ppended claims, Y Inthdraiwing; i F g, is *a top' pl'an yiewioicmy.imprcvedg P Withthe *coter'cpen' endwith a couple oi *1 movabie sheets iornkeni away to f acilita't tratioi'r;

Fig. :2 is a seetie al' viiewfiof a pertiedlolf "tot! l'dratvingit dc u e c cover and -.13he"1bfl17-'CO'J'8Y'Of rny mptoyed 1 Between these soversfl anra e c hn'l' ofpermaneht'recordsheets" sceh ae u Lotion with" c sheetsts-aud iA Which-arep q'be'ttv seto'f leayes'made upof'jtl and i providing-Inf "cm filled'in m3 L triplicate. sheet i a cdnhe remove: andTsent to one or party, anclihe sheet it can he remove he is but remains in sheet 7 is not detached held by the sta' iesfs. 4 i.

m-mais ig'm p ad, "the sheets at a us tha are to bedetache'd "from "the; pad after the data ghi r lmri tir thQse i tha ,making suchpads and to' climi stapled at the binding end or side.

sheets 1 extending at the other end or side above those sheets (III, II) that are to be subsequently removed, and this is the space for the staples 8. Then, in order to fasten the sheets that are to be subsequently removed from the pad to the sheets that are to remain a permanentpart of the pad, pad cement, or any other desirable ad hesive, is applied along a portion l2 of one side or one end (other than the end or side'to bestapled) of all the sheets of the pad, making the pad a side or end opening book type so far as the removable sheets are concerned. The pad is then Then the 2. A record pad comprising a back cover, a

series of record sheets of substantially the same size as the cover securely fastened together and to the cover near an edge of the pad, removable record sheets arranged in the pad between the securely fastened sheets to form sets of record sheets, each removable sheet being of a less dimension in one direction than the securely fastened sheets, all of, said sheets being secured together at anotheredge of the pad by an adhesive.

3. A pad comprising front and back covers of substantially equal size, a series of record sheets securely fastened together and to the covers near required number of carbons ([2, I3) can be placed between the sheets of the first Set in:the

pad orarranged otherwise to accompany the pad,

It is obvious that myimproved-pad and-method.

of producing it has many advantages over the existing methods and pads, such as that my inven- 7 tion eliminates the't-ime consumed and labor required in perforating those sheets which are to I v be later removed from the pad, the time and effort involved in' fanning the perforated sheets,

the time and effort involved in jogging the sheets which have been grouped into sets for a pad, and

filled in as it is removed from thepad. 'In addition to other savings, I believe that at least of the time of manufacturing a pad by the present conventional procedure will be saved by my new method. j

There may be anydesired number of the removable sheets ID or H for each set, and any number of the carbons I3 or M. Also, the pad may be self-bindin ,.that is to say, it may not have a front or back cover, or it may have one and not the other. The sheets may be rectangular or square or any other desirable shape, it being onlynecessary-that the removable sheets shall not have to be torn out but only detached where they are fastened with the pad cement or other adhesive. Also, the sheets of the'sets in the pad may be printedor dittoed or the like, or may be blank sheets in whole or in part. I

It will be observed that many changes or variations in detail of constructionmay be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my in vention.

What I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: a

l. A record pad comprising a series of record sheets securely fastened together near an edge. of

the pad, removable record sheets arranged in the ing secured together: atanoth'er edg of: th pad by an 'adhesive.

anedge of the pad, removable record sheets arrangedin the pad between the securely fastened sheets to form sets of record sheets, each removable sheet-being of a less dimension in one direction than the securel fastened sheets, all of said sheets being secured together at another edge of the pad by an adhesive. p

a. A record pad comprising a series of record sheets securely-"fastened together near an edge of the pad, removable record sheets arranged in the pad between the securely fastened sheets to formsets of record sheets, there being at least two removable sheets between eachpair of the securely fastened sheets, each removable sheet I being of a less dimension in one direction than all likelihood of jogging any sheet that has been the securely fastened sheets, all of said sheets being secured together at another edge of the pad by an adhesive.

A record pad comprising a series of rectangular record sheets securely fastened together near an edge of the pad, removable rectangular record sheets arranged in the pad between the securely fastened sheets to form sets of record sheets, each removable sheet being of a less d.- mension in one directionthan the securely fastened sheets, all of said sheets being secured together at another edge of the pad by an adhesive.

6. A pad comprising front and back covers, a series of record sheets securely fastened together and to the covers near an edge of the pad, removable record sheets arranged in the pad between the securely fastened sheets and between one of the securely fastened sheets and the front cover to form sets of recordsheets, each removable sheet being of a less dimension in one direction than the securely fastened sheets, all of {said sheets being secured together at another edge of the pad by an adhesive.

'7. A record pad comprising a series of record sheets securely fastened together near an edge of the pad, removable record sheets arranged in the pad between the securely fastened sheets to the removable sheets. i

8. A pad of sets of sheets of-paper for recording'the same information on each sheet of any of the sets,.comprising sheets securely fastened together at or near one edge of the pad and having positioned between them at least one removable smaller sheet, all of the sheets beingheld in placetby an adhesive arranged at another edge of the pad.

WARD SHAVER. 

